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crystalloid definition

crys·tal·loid (kristəl o̵id′)

adjective

  1. like a crystal
  2. having the nature of a crystalloid

Etymology: crystall(o)- + -oid

noun

  1. a substance, usually crystallizable, which, when in solution, readily passes through vegetable and animal membranes
  2. a small crystalloid grain of protein found in some cells, seeds, etc.

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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